data(HTML attribute)

Syntax

data="uri"

Description

The
data attribute tells the browser where it can find
the necessary data or file for the object. In the case of images, it’s
roughly equivalent to src, but may point to any
number of different file or data types (for example, video files, audio
files, or Microsoft Office documents).

Example

The data
attribute for this object refers to a .jpg
file:

<object data="giant-dog.jpg"
type="image/jpeg" height="225"></object>

Value

This attribute takes as its value
the location of the data—the image, video, or audio file, and so
on—relative to the referencing document, relative to the server root, or
as a complete URI containing the http:// protocol, the
server name, and the path to the document on that
server.

Compatibility

Internet Explorer

Firefox

Safari

Opera

Chrome

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

1.0

1.5

2.0

3.0

3.5

1.3

2.0

3.1

4.0

9.2

9.5

10.0

2.0

Full

Full

Full

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Full

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Full

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Full

Full

Full

Full

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Full

Full

It causes no
compatibility issues, and has excellent support across all tested
browsers.